St. Paul daily globe., 1887-01-22
DAKOTA DOTS AND DAsuEs.
News n 0tes OF Interest TO the People
Of The Great Territory.

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Not much has been done in Dakota as vet
in the way of improvements upon the old
theology-no faith cures or lew breaks eX-
cept the one just discovered at Yankton,
where the new Andover heather heresy has
broken out-but recent case in Hughes
county would indicate that special Provi-
denceS can operate in Dakota as well as in
the states. James Houser an old man, was
caught on the prairie at night in a recent
blizzard. He lost his way, and, when nearly
frozen and about TO give up, remembered
that when boy his mother taught him to
pray. lie fell upon his knees in the snow and
did his best to pray. Soon he saw a light
ahead, rose and followed it, striking trav-
eled road where he was soon overta Aen by
team, taken to Il house and reSuScitated. But
the light disappeared as soon as he struck the
Travelled road, and he saw no more of it. He
is a man of unquestiOned veracity, and fully
believes that the light that saved his life was
not furnished by any human agency.
The statement of Gov. Pierce in his recent
message that the popular vote at the last No
vember election shows population largely
III excess of half million is gratifying to the
local pride, and it is perhaps ungracious to
question the accuracy of the statement, al
though in official message. 1t shows
laudable enthusiasm rather than fidelity to
real figures. The election of November, 1884,
taken with the census of the following June
gives very accurate criterion. The vote
then was S. 907 The population the juno
% following was 415,6l0. The increase in the
nearly eight months from the vote to the
census was certainly not less than 15. 610. The
population at the 1st of November. 1884 was
then almost exactly 100000, and the 6,9O7,
which is but 4.6 of the population to the
voter By this test the vote of 104.Sll on
Nov. 2. 1856, shows a population of 49,, $50 in
place of largely in excess of Il half million.
The true figures are large enough, and in an
official document 1t is regarded as better to
consult accuracy rather than rQtnnditv
rhetoric.
Most of the Republican papers are COM
menting. not to the advantage of Delegate
Clifford, pom the recent statement of Gov
Church that the delegate is responsible for
the fact that none OF the Dakota bills have
passed congress. There is unsophsticated
simplicity in the admission of Mr.. Clifford
that he had introduced every bill he was
asked to, the aggregate reaching 152. 1t is
not surprising that he has made failure
when his feeble influence, at the best, has
been distributed over so wide field. If he
has good judgment he will confine his efforts
TO three or four measures, such as the reSer-
vation bill, the increase of judges, and any
state measure that can be passed. Many of
the papers that supported him insist that if
he can get no measure passed this session he
should come home and resign.
The Springfield Times, in Bon Homme
county, takes the view, quite general among
Republican papers in the South, that the
North got the best of the organization of the
council, and adds: From this distance it
looks as though the capital question, the
United States court and the spols were the
things around which the mixed majority
gathered. The North stood with nine solid
members ready to do any and every thing to
hold the seat of government at Bismarck.
They were in a position 10 guarantee most
Ruything-and came out on top" That Is
pretty correct in the main, except that the
North has much less concern about the capi-
fal than is generally supposed. 1t is desired
10 have it remain where it is until state is
admitted. and then it is doubtful if majority
could be had i'll the North for Bismarck in
preference to some point in Central Dakota.
Gov. Pierce's catechism over the bigness of
Dakota ends with an a2postic declaration In